Jaguar Land Rover to share platforms

Jaguar and Land Rover is planning to reduce the number of platforms it uses in order to reduce development time and costs

JLR currently uses seven platforms across its two brands

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31 October 2012

Jaguar and Land Rover are planning to share platforms. The two companies aim to rationalise seven largely unrelated platforms to just two or three.

The shared platforms will serve around 70 to 80 per cent of the marque’s core models by volume.

Land Rover currently offer models based on four distinct platforms: Defender, Freelander/Evoque, Discovery/Range Rover Sport and Range Rover. Jaguar currently has bespoke platforms for its XF, XJ and XK ranges.

It is looking to Volkswagen’s fully scalable MQB platform as a case study. But Jaguar’s global brand director, Adrian Hallmark said: “it won’t happen overnight. VW’s MQB platform will take seven years to roll out across the models it will underpin”.

The Volkswagen Group has begun sales of MQB-based cars, including the Golf and A3, but the recently introduced second-generation new Beetle is still based on the PQ35 platform which formed the basis of the Mk5 Golf, launched in 2003.

Jaguar and Land Rover already share a number of costly parts, including infotainment systems, seats and drivetrains.

The newly announced Range Rover and RR Sport are already sharing a platform with Jaguar, XF? - LR have already talked publicly about the next Defender and next Discovery sharing a platform - the Freelander 3 and derivatives will need a new platform to get rid of their Ford legacy but this could be used for a new small Jaguar.

That takes care of 70% of JLR's volume, with only the lower volume XJ and F-type needing bespoke platforms.

Are based on the current Ford Mondeo, it'll be interesting to see what engines will be on offered as he latter uses an EcoBoost petrol engine and both are powered by a PSA-sourced 2.2 HDi, if I'm not mistaken.

Are based on the current Ford Mondeo, it'll be interesting to see what engines will be on offered as he latter uses an EcoBoost petrol engine and both are powered by a PSA-sourced 2.2 HDi, if I'm not mistaken.

JLR are already building a new engine factory near Wolverhampton so that they won't have to use Ford/PSA engines in future.